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Nuclear power: If Japan and Germany don't need it, why does anyone? | Damian Carringtonhttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/damian-carrington-blog/2011/may/11/nuclear-renewables-japan-germany
The world's third and fourth biggest economies have abandoned plans for new reactors, believing renewables and efficiency can fill the gap<p>If the <a href="https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2010/01/weodata/weorept.aspx?sy=2010&amp;ey=2010&amp;scsm=1&amp;ssd=1&amp;sort=country&amp;ds=.&amp;br=1&amp;pr1.x=86&amp;pr1.y=12&amp;c=512%2C941%2C914%2C446%2C612%2C666%2C614%2C668%2C311%2C672%2C213%2C946%2C911%2C137%2C193%2C962%2C122%2C674%2C912%2C676%2C313%2C548%2C419%2C556%2C513%2C678%2C316%2C181%2C913%2C682%2C124%2C684%2C339%2C273%2C638%2C921%2C514%2C948%2C218%2C943%2C963%2C686%2C616%2C688%2C223%2C518%2C516%2C728%2C918%2C558%2C748%2C138%2C618%2C196%2C522%2C278%2C622%2C692%2C156%2C694%2C624%2C142%2C626%2C449%2C628%2C564%2C228%2C283%2C924%2C853%2C233%2C288%2C632%2C293%2C636%2C566%2C634%2C964%2C238%2C182%2C662%2C453%2C960%2C968%2C423%2C922%2C935%2C714%2C128%2C862%2C611%2C716%2C321%2C456%2C243%2C722%2C248%2C942%2C469%2C718%2C253%2C724%2C642%2C576%2C643%2C936%2C939%2C961%2C644%2C813%2C819%2C199%2C172%2C184%2C132%2C524%2C646%2C361%2C648%2C362%2C915%2C364%2C134%2C732%2C652%2C366%2C174%2C734%2C328%2C144%2C258%2C146%2C656%2C463%2C654%2C528%2C336%2C923%2C263%2C738%2C268%2C578%2C532%2C537%2C944%2C742%2C176%2C866%2C534%2C369%2C536%2C744%2C429%2C186%2C433%2C925%2C178%2C746%2C436%2C926%2C136%2C466%2C343%2C112%2C158%2C111%2C439%2C298%2C916%2C927%2C664%2C846%2C826%2C299%2C542%2C582%2C967%2C474%2C443%2C754%2C917%2C698%2C544&amp;s=NGDPD&amp;grp=0&amp;a=">third and fourth biggest economies</a> in the world believe they can cut their carbon emissions and keep the lights on without building nuclear power stations, then why can't the sixth? That's the question I am asking after <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/may/10/japan-nuclear-renewables">Japan (3rd) yesterday</a> followed <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/may/09/angela-merkel-green-energy">Germany (4th)</a> in<br />abandoning their plans for a new generation of nuclear reactors in the aftermath of the <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/japan-earthquake-and-tsunami">catastrophe at Fukushima</a>. In contrast, the UK (6th) remains committed to building a new fleet of reactors.</p><p>The question may soon become even more stark if a <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d7989d14-6ab4-11e0-80a1-00144feab49a.html#axzz1M2gneWSS">referendum in Italy</a> (7th) next month also cancels their future nuclear programme. </p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/damian-carrington-blog/2011/may/11/nuclear-renewables-japan-germany">Continue reading...</a>EnvironmentNuclear powerNuclear wasteRenewable energyJapanGermanyJapan disasterAsia PacificWed, 11 May 2011 12:09:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/damian-carrington-blog/2011/may/11/nuclear-renewables-japan-germanyFranck Robichon/EPAProtesters march during a large anti-nuclear rally in Tokyo, Japan, 7 May 2011. Photograph: Franck Robichon/EPAFranck Robichon/EPAProtesters march during a large anti-nuclear rally in Tokyo, Japan, 07 May 2011. Thousands of people rallied to protest against nuclear plants in Japan the day after Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan called for suspending the Hamaoka nuclear power plant for safety reasons. Photograph: Franck Robichon/EPADamian Carrington2011-05-11T12:09:00Z